09/08/2026
"Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!" Philippians 4:4 NKJV
"Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, YET I WILL REJOICE IN THE LORD" Habakkuk 3:17-18
We read here that the prophet trembled over the day of trouble to come (3:16). Everything in the realm of feelings pointed Habakkuk toward panic. But instead of succumbing to anxiety, he made his feelings yield to what he knew of his Provider. On the strength of right thinking, Habakkuk demonstrates that it is possible to rejoice always—even in the midst of deep trial and deep pain—when our joy does not depend on external factors but on God alone.
GOD HAS PURPOSED THAT OUR THINKING IS NOT TO BE SHAPED BY OUR FEELINGS BUT HIS REVELATION!